-NIA’S POV- A breeze gushed over us as birds chirped all around the cool forest. Shimmering slots of sunshine broke through the interlocking sequoia branches above. I sucked in the deepest breath of nature’s ventilator to release the breath caught in my throat. “Miss me already, Lilly Bud?” He cooed with a predatory look in his hooded eyes. Why was he staring at me so much? His eyes danced violently with violet flames that were starving to ravish me―that wanted to devour me instantly. They were so intense that I could practically see his wolf wanting to lunge and pin me beneath him instantly. The bond fizzed. “I was just coming to find you. Did you get impatient to see me?” I hated the way his words made my heart flutter. “You wish,” I sassed. My 5'5 was nothing compared to his 6'6

